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March 12, 2025
As part of The Washington Post’s new WP Intelligence Report, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Chairman Keith Krach joined Josh Rogin, WP Intelligence Lead Global Security Analyst, for an in-depth conversation about the Trump Administration’s approach to China by leveraging tariffs, protecting American investors and our capital markets through the America First Investment Policy, TSMC’s new $100B investment in US-based semiconductor manufacturing ($165B to date), the urgency for corporate boards and CEOs to develop a “China Contingency Plan,” and the global momentum toward the innovation and adoption of trusted tech.
February 18, 2025
“Ask not what Xi Jinping can do for you, but what you can do for Xi Jinping.” Following the Chinese Communist Party leader’s meeting with the country’s tech CEOs, Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda spoke with CNBC‘s Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joe Kernen about America’s innovation-first imperative and Beijing’s high tech ambitions.
February 17, 2025
Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda joined Saab, Inc.’s Chief Strategy Officer Michael Brasseur and Chief Innovation Officer Rob Murray on the latest episode of The Skapa Podcast. Giuda discussed the imperative for the free world to set the pace in creating the future, how business and citizen leaders are critical stakeholders in national security, as well as the collaboration between Purdue University and Saab in developing cutting-edge air and sea technologies.
Giuda: DeepSeek AI news should be a catalyst for America to launch its “next 10 Stargates” and double-down on innovation to stay the world’s AI capital.
On December 5, 2024, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue convened hundreds of international leaders from government, technology, business, academia, and civil society at the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit in Washington, D.C.
August 27, 2024
Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda tells CNBC’s Becky Quick that many US companies are like “Trudy” stuck in a bad relationship, recognizing they’re being mistreated in China, and finally opting out A move that’s not just good for business, but national security too.
August 23, 2024
In a changing world, American CEOs face a new challenge: lead or be left behind. With China’s rise and global tensions, business leaders must prioritize long-term vision, trust, and innovation. Discover how CEOs can navigate this landscape, secure their companies’ success, and answer the call to lead. Click to read more!
July 2, 2024
The United States marks 248 years of freedom and independence this July 4th. At Purdue University’s “CHIPS for America: Execute for Global Success” Summit, Michelle Giuda outlined what it will take to maintain a safe, free and prosperous future defined in almost every way by new technology.
May 25, 2024
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue has launched a new online initiative to educate government and business leaders—and the general public—on issues at the intersection of technology, national security and economic prosperity.
May 17, 2024
Michelle Giuda to semiconductor leaders at CHIPS for America Summit: “Tech Diplomacy is innovating and engineering a new way to work together across sectors and across partners and allies.”
May 10, 2024
Technology lies at the heart of geostrategic competition between China and the US. The US and its allies need to secure advantages in emerging technologies to meet ongoing and rapidly evolving national security imperatives.
May 9, 2024
Purdue University has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) in the collaborative effort to advance the science and engineering of quantum information, build the future quantum workforce, and drive the nation’s quantum economy.
April 30, 2024
The Department of State is the first adopter of the Tech Diplomacy Academy, which will help train officials about emerging technologies in the foreign policy landscape.
April 30, 2024
Today the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue unveiled its Tech Diplomacy Academy, the world’s first and only online education platform poised to revolutionize how government, business, technology and citizen leaders are trained at scale about critical and emerging technologies.
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- Tech Diplomacy Now: Romania and Israel Launch Trusted Tech Caucusesby Tech Diplomacy Now on March 28, 2025
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is leading the formation of parliamentary working groups worldwide focused on the intersection of technology, business, and national security.
- Tech Diplomacy Now: US-China Space Rivalryby Tech Diplomacy Now on March 14, 2025
The Chinese Government is rapidly playing catch-up to the United States in a competition over leadership on space for both commercial and national security purposes.
- Tech Diplomacy Now: Microsoft's Quantum Breakthrough?by Tech Diplomacy Now on February 28, 2025
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 processor may be the “transistor for the quantum age.”
- Tech Diplomacy Now: What Was Inside the Chinese Spy Balloon? U.S. Technologyby Tech Diplomacy Now on February 14, 2025
Two years ago, a Chinese Spy Balloon drifted across the United States. This week, we discovered its contents.
- Tech Diplomacy Now: The DeepSeek Freak Outby Tech Diplomacy Now on January 31, 2025
On Monday, the wider public, and more importantly Wall Street, became aware of a development out of China that has been bubbling for weeks.